Tight end, Illinois, 2023–⁠26

Kaden Feagin

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 83
Height
6′3″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Atwood, IL

Kaden Feagin plays tight end for Illinois. Last time out, at Michigan State: 3 catches, 23 yards.

2026 so far

5 catches, 32 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 23 yards at Michigan State, W 38–⁠37

Next game: vs. Oregon, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 9SIU
  2. 23@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Illinois, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Purdue, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Illinois911612.9154
2024Illinois5377.4012
2025Illinois1618811.8264
2026Illinois5326.4012
Career3537310.7364

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Illinois954384.6225
2024Illinois673064.6334
2025Illinois1225074.2726
Career2841,2514.41234

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Illinois83TEFr.
2024Illinois83TESo.
2025Illinois83TEJr.
2026Illinois83TESr.6′3″260

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Illinois1060.1544th (n=450)0.1715.618%0.10
2024Illinois710.1032nd (n=434)0.167.423%0.09
2025Illinois1390.128th (n=1040)0.4616.017%0.01
2026Illinois11-0.40––-4.4––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Illinois48%3.100.800.3015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Illinois 3 games, 5 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.UABW 42–⁠23–––––
Sep 19vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠102905–
Oct 10atMichigan StateW 38–⁠37323012–
2025 Illinois 13 games, 16 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠3––––74
Sep 6atDukeW 45–⁠19––––48
Sep 13vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠0213013100
Sep 20atIndianaL 10–⁠63––––18
Sep 27vs.USCW 34–⁠3236716460
Oct 4atPurdueW 43–⁠273200916
Oct 11vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠34––––22
Oct 25atWashingtonL 25–⁠42160632
Nov 1vs.RutgersW 35–⁠1332611026
Nov 15vs.MarylandW 24–⁠611501581
Nov 22atWisconsinL 10–⁠272250199
Nov 29vs.NorthwesternW 20–⁠1311601613
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠28––––8
2024 Illinois 5 games, 306 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠0––––108
Sep 7vs.KansasW 23–⁠17190940
Sep 14vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠921601225
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠24––––69
Sep 28atPenn StateL 7–⁠212120664
2023 Illinois 9 games, 438 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠34––––5
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠30––––15
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠17––––28
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠44––––85
Oct 6vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠203110615
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠2421301084
Oct 21vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠2501001097
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 27–⁠2635915489
Nov 11vs.IndianaW 48–⁠4512302320

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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